Upcoming: 2017 AILA Global Immigration Forum, New Orleans, Louisiana

In 2017, our Managing Partner, Poorvi Chothani, will be speaking at two annual American Immigration Lawyers Association conference in New Orleans. 2017 AILA Global Immigration Forum: Protectionist World – Are We Singing the Blues? On June 20 – 21, 2017, Mrs. Chothani will be presenting on the Hot Topics in Global Migration Panel 2017 AILA Annual Conference […]

•US Immigration

•F-1 Visa

Taking Time Off as an F-1 Student

Foreign students who desire to study in American universities require an F-1 visa (student visa) to be able to do so. International students in F-1 status are required under US immigration law to be enrolled full-time during their regular semesters. Often times, students may have to take time off during their program for various reasons, […]

•Indian Immigration

Foreign Expats are now Exempt from Aadhaar Card Requirement

In April 2017, the Indian government had made it mandatory for all individuals subject to income tax in India to quote their Aadhaar Card number in their income tax returns, with effect from July 1, 2017. This applied to all tax paying Indians as well as foreign nationals who would file their income tax returns in India on or after July […]

•Global Immigration

Enforcement of 2014 Rule Affects Intra-Company Transfers to Serbia

Serbia’s Law on Employment of Foreigners enacted in 2014 laid down a provision in Article 19 which stated that foreign national employees of a company located outside Serbia assigned to work at an affiliated local company in Serbia are initially limited to a maximum of one year. The assignment, and the corresponding intra-company transfer (ICT) work permit, would […]

•US Immigration

DOL to Enforce all Laws More Aggressively on the Administration of U.S. Non-Immigrant Visa Programs

The U.S. Secretary of Labor had directed the Department of Labor (DOL) to enforce laws within its jurisdiction that govern the administration and enforcement of non-immigrant visa programs. This announcement was made to protect the rights of the U.S. workers more aggressively against those entities who commit visa program fraud and abuse. As per Secretary […]

•Awards & Achievements

LawQuest and Dentons Teamed up with Sol’s Arc to Extend Educational Concessions for Children with Disabilities

LawQuest and Dentons teamed up with Sol’s Arc, India’s first parallel school offering special education, to extend educational concessions for children with disabilities in Maharashtra, India. Many children with mental disabilities in India wish to sit the secondary school board examinations in Maharashtra State, but face difficulties due to the limited concessions made for their participation, […]

•General

An Added Burden to an Already Tedious Process

The U.S. Department of State recently introduced a new supplemental questionnaire that will enable Consulate officers to obtain information for enhanced screening of certain visa applicants applying for immigrant as well as non-immigrant visas. As a part of the screening process, the U.S. Consulate Officers will decide based on each individual visa applicant’s background which […]

•Global Immigration

•Canada

Canadian Government Opening Pathways for Highly Specialized Global Talent

The Canadian Government has opened the doors to the highly skilled, specialized, in-demand foreign nationals who will help in the growth of Canadian entities’ businesses by bringing the Global Skills Strategy into effect on June 12, 2017. This new strategy aims at attracting foreign investment and bringing foreign skilled talent with lesser provisions and barriers […]

•General

Supreme Court Raises the Bar for Revoking US Citizenship

The US Supreme Court in its June 22nd ruling, has made it harder for the government to strip naturalized immigrants of their US citizenship. In the case of Maslenjak v. United States, Divna Maslenjak, a naturalized citizen was deported because she had lied on her naturalization application, and her US citizenship was revoked. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in […]

•General

Trump’s Travel Ban Comes to Life Again

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 26, 2017, revived parts of President Trump’s executive order of a travel ban, by permitting the government to impose the 90-day ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority countries along with a 120-day hold on the refugee program in cases where there was no bona fide connection or strong ties between the traveler […]

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